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Seed Accession 950018

Taxon

Cassia abbreviata

Botanical Name

Cassia abbreviata Oliver

Accession No.

950018

Accession Date

2 Feb 1995

Availability

B (Moderate)

Collector(s)

A. Ellert, M. Wilkins

Collection Date

09 Aug 1992

Locality

Zimbabwe
Approx. 45 km S of Gwanda, on road between Gwanda and Hwali. Near 21°55'S x 29°12'E. Elev. ca. 600 m.

Setting Circumstances

Small tree on shallow brown loamy soils over weathering gravel, with Acacia tortilis, A. nilotica, A. senegal, Catophragtes alexandri, Coccinia rehmannii, Colophospermum mopane, Dichrostachys cinerea, Diospyros mespiliformis, Dalbergia melanoxylon, Euphorbia cf. limpopoana, Grewia bicolor, Sclerocarya birrea.

Provenance

Wild

Associated Accession

None

No. Individuals Collected From

Unknown

Comments

Fruit a long cylindrical pod. Received from Mary Wilkins.

Herbarium Voucher(s)

ARIZ421869
Desert Legume Program

Desert Legume Program
2120 E. Allen Road
Tucson, AZ 85719

delep@cals.arizona.edu

 


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